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Low-lying atolls could become ‘uninhabitable’ earlier than thought
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Deforestation has driven up hottest day temperatures, study says
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Guest post: Do satellites hold the answer to reporting greenhouse gases?
Jane Burston is head of energy and environment at the UK’s National Physical Laboratory.
In 2002, the European satellite Envisat gave the world its first...
Explainer: How ‘Shared Socioeconomic Pathways’ explore future climate change
Over the past few years, an international team of climate scientists, economists and energy systems modellers have built a range of new “pathways” that...
Great Barrier Reef at ‘unprecedented’ risk of collapse after major bleaching event
The record-breaking marine heatwave in 2016 across the Great Barrier Reef has left much of the coral ecosystem at an “unprecedented” risk of collapse,...
CO2 emissions from wildfires have fallen over past 80 years, study finds
The annual amount of CO2 emitted as a result of wildfires has fallen over the past 80 years, a new study finds.
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Analysis: UK to seek advice on strengthening long-term climate goal
The UK government has announced that it wants official advice on the “implications” of aligning its climate goals with the Paris Agreement.
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Video: All you need to know about the shipping sector’s new climate deal
Last week countries agreed to a new emissions reduction target for the shipping sector, as part of a wider climate deal.
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